• 0 Posts
  • 15 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: April 21st, 2025

help-circle



  • The unintended consequences comment sent me 🤣 cause government programs that are a net positive are usually flawed to the point of having incentivized a the wrong action or caused a cascade of other problems.

    Example - offer rebates on energy efficient equipment and home renovations like insulation solar panels etc.

    Effect - subsidize existing home owners putting upward pressure on property values pushing home ownership further from renters, causing shortage in rental units.(in part / not only market force)

    Solution - we need to build more rental properties! subsidize apartment developments asap moving more money from the people who need it the most lol

    Maybe it’s actually a well disguised bait and switch but why reach for malice when incompetence and reactionary policies win the day.